TAIHAPE NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 189, 13 August 1941, Page 3

TAIHAPE NOTES

ABATTOIR RETURN The following stock has been killed at the Taihape abattoir during the past month: 11 cows, 27 heifers, 28 oxen, one bull, four calves, 216 wethers. 122 ewes, 50 pigs, sundries to the value of £l2 9s Id. Total revenue, £96 3s 7d. Statement of boners included in the above: 6 cows, one bull. 18 ewes. Revenue from boners, £5 17s 6d. TAIHAPE GUN CLUB The second qualifying round of the club championships will be played th!.: week in conjunction with the third and final round of the Shergold Cup competition, the draw being as follows ; Seniors.—Creighton and Knight, Reece and Coutts, May and Ryan, Somerville and B. Collerton, O'Callaghan and James, Jones and S. Hintz Kincaid and Seccombe, Naylor and Jobliri, Duncan and McClure. Juniors.—Arrowsmith and Mortland, Mayson and G. Siddle, Hagan and Arons, Graham and L. Siddle. PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ TOURNEY The sum of £lO has been raised towards the purchase of football caps and expenses of local boys competing in the forthcoming quadrangular primary schools’ Rugby tourney at Marton. The tourney starts on August 23. TAIHAPE BOROUGH COUNCIL Amongst the correspondence received at Friday’s meeting of the Taihape Borough Council was a letter from Mr. G. Laurenson, oil fuel controller, asking for the co-operation of the council in the matter of conserving petrol and stating that he had been asked by the Transport Department J to conserve petrol as much as pos-! sible. —The council decided to offer ■ its co-operation. Cr. Kincaid informed the meeting i

that the Wanganui Hospital Board wanted to install a 3 h.p. motor for the laundry at the Taihape Hospital, in place of the 1 h.p. motor.—The request was granted subject to the Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric Power Board's consent. Works Committee The following recommendations of the works committee were adopted: Controlling valve, water pressure, Mataroa Road. —That Mr. Bird be provided with a key and made responsible for the increasing of pressure in the event of a fire, and as a further precaution a further key be hander to the deputy fire brigade superintendent, and that the borough foreman instruct a member of the brigade in the method of increasing pressure. Taihape Retailers’ Association re parking of care in, borough streets.— That the Wanganui Automobile Association be requested to give permission to allow their patrol man, Mr. Stone, to educate the public in the manner of parking care. Petition, Toroa Street Residents.— That khe matter be left in the hands of the borough foreman to attend to. Roading Eagle Street. —That the foreman report on the cost of roading the unformed portion of Eagle Street. Water Chlorination. That the question of inspection of the Raetihi plant be heid over for a month. Reserves Committee Amongst the recommendations of the Reserves Committee, which were adopted, were the following:— Topping of Trees, Mataroa Road.—l That the topping of trees along j Mataroa Road be referred to the | February meeting of this committee, ' and the deputation be informed that it is too late this year to take action but that the council will try tri do I something before the next winter. I A. P. Anderson and Sons, Quotation for Plate Achilles Corner.—That the quotation be received and th» ’

matter held over until further quotations come to hand. Tenders, Fencing Papaki Road.— That the matter be heid over pending the contractors going over the line ol the fence with the supewnt ndent. That a reward of £1 be offered for information leading to the conviction of any person, or persons, for wilful damage to borough property. Finance Committee The following recommendations of the Finance Committee were adopted: Taihap.e Retailers’ Association, Re Cleaning of Streets.—That this letter be referred to the next meeting of the works committee. 2nd. Battalion, Hawke’s Bay Regiment, desiring to rent two front rooms in the Town Hail downstairs and the use of the Town Hall for parades once weekly.—That the 2nd. Battalion, Hawke's Bay Regiment, be offered the use of an office downstairs, and storage space upstairs and the use of the Town Hall (for one parade), at a weekly rental of 255. Leases Municipal Reserves.—That a return be furnished meeting of the Finance Committee listing municipal reserves leased, the rent payable and the system of tenure.